carai
See also: Caraí
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
carai
- first-person singular past historic of carer
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From carallo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
carai m (plural carais)
- (euphemistic) a mild, colloquial alternative form of carallo
- Synonym: carainas
- Ese coche é caro de carai! ― That car is damned expensive!
Interjection edit
carai
- (mildly vulgar, colloquial, minced oath) rats!
References edit
- “carai” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “carai” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “carai” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
carai m (plural carais)
- (Brazil, Northeastern Portugal) Eye dialect spelling of caralho.
Interjection edit
carai!
- (Brazil, Northeastern Portugal) Eye dialect spelling of caralho.
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkarai̯/
- (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkarɛ/
- (South Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaːrai̯/, /ˈkarai̯/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaːrɛ/, /ˈkarɛ/
Verb edit
carai
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
carai | garai | ngharai | charai |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |